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The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 37

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The Lincoln Stari
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Lincoln, Nebraska
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COLOR thn pass to Johnny Marv Crenshaw (let'Uand Dan Anderson (67) provide the pasi protection as Nebraska quarterback I)aid Humm (12) prepares t( Is (II gave Rodgers 216 points for his career, breaking the record of 211 set by Bobby Re; Houdini' Rodgers Set to Reveal New Trick allv Rom said he didn't pletions in sevetl tries, the yard total became a new team "I didn't know about that during the game. 1 tun in admitted afterward. "Actually I wasn't er pleas ed with my performance, can look back to a couple of pa especially when I threw short to RltCB BattC when he was wide open so if I iust missed a record Fv intend make an Interception "I was iust trving to knoel bat it down," he rrvialod ball popped up in and Mist So ebbed it and football il as we repeating the prancing scoring move he pulled for the first time against Minnesota in Nebraska's most recent game. "But I ve got something much better planned for later. You'll see it before the Oklahoma game." Speaking of Oklahoma.

Johnny says his friendly feud with the Sooners' Greg Pruitt is picking up. "We call each other every week now," Rodgers revealed. "I called him Friday and ne said he was going to top me by stopping just before the goal line and then walking across. But my new idea is even better." Rodgers' TD pass catch helped Humm get his name in me record book, too. By connecting on scoring tosses later to ends Jerry List and Bob Revelle, Humm tied the "touchdowns by passing'' By VIRGIL PARKER Jonnny Rodgers turned around and ran backwards into the end zone for a touchdown again Saturday.

It was but one of nine easy tallies for Nebraska as coach Bob Devanes Cornhuskers stormed to a lopsided 62 0 Bis Eight football victory over Missouri before a Memorial Stadium and Big Eight record crowd of 76,511, including scouts from both the Cotton and Sugar Bowls. Though Rodgers scored just one TD it came on a 28 yard pass lrom quarterback David Humm the play put the exciting gcatback in the alltime Nebraska record book. The points gave Rodgers a career total of 216. surpassing the 211 scored by Bobby Reynolds from 1950 52. "That running in backwards is old row' Rodgers said after held jointly by Bob Churchich (v.

Alabama. 1966 Orange Bowl), and Jerry Tagge (v. Minnesota, 1971). "Believe it or not I really enjoyed watching the record broken." all American Reynolds insisted. "It's a great inspiration for any football player to just watch Johnny Rodgers play." Reynolds called Rodgers "the most exciting performer in Nebraska ootbal 1 history." The ex Husker great added.

"To be honest with you I didn't even know there was a record for most points in a career until lately when everyone started talking about it. "Records are a nice honor in our time, but they're made to be broken," Reynolds said. "And Rodgers is a real outstanding player who deserves the recognition for bin got nobody to blame myself." It was the fourth rout a row for the Big Red and beaded tfce Tigers tried asks defense ss. "We like receiver by he ex they fake a ban lake off lave to turn run stride m. Then we i teammate, took off on Lincoln, Neb.

Oct. 15. 1972 ID the good. "If somebody is going to break your record, you couldn't ask for a more outstanding player to do it than Rodgers." Humm completed 15 of 22 aerials for 267 yards, just 23 shy ut the record for one game set ty Frank Patrick against Oklahoma in 1967. Bit when reserve quarterback Steve Runty add ornerback Rand off one Missouri 225 the number of ored by Nebraska opening game loss while the combined has managed but this was the most jvery scored eked pushed points since a to UCi.

opposii 14. Thou points Nebrask for stride with gel help from Both times they md ran it back to within oi a touchdown, ught I hit the flag with and was in." Borg of Cont. on Page tl). Col. 1 to win in A Ts Reliever Leaves Reds Blue inning that put the shaggy haired Athletics in front 2 0.

"On the second one (in the fifth with no one on base I thought the ball might be foul. I just stood there and looked. I wasn't trying to be a showoff. I just thought it was certain to swerve foul." "It never crossed my mind." he said when asked if he was aware of the record. Catcher Gene a besides hitting two home runs to rank as the opening game batting star, made the most important fielding play when he threw out the Reds' Dave Concepcion trying to steal second base with none out in the seventh inning.

"I couldn't believe it." he said of his blast into the leftfield seats in the second Backfires Mi iiiiiiiimiiiuiiiiiiniiiiinim Hlkft niiimiiiimmiiiHiii liiiiniiin For Texas Spoi ls f' Inside Dallas LAP) "That," said Oklahoma Coach Chuck Fairbanks, "was a great, great plaj KimI i Is oi iiij: KrconI His second ranked honors reSy SR.ver 1 dlUUV IMlOlO Pages U5 football rivalry in the Cotton I Bowl and Fairbanks admitted I slm, Hal Brown Sez: oom pundits swifiy Timers" Coverage Fails Page 3 an? the eranerecoverv Oliofrio Srz: the kick by noseguard Lucious Selmon that broke up a 3 0 ()nr ()f yho ayS Paige .1 defensive standoff. "A great, great I i "Other than the final out, I thought it was the turning point of the Williams said. Pinch hitter Ted Uhlaender was at the plate, and A's reliever Rollie Fingers threw a pitch out after Uhlaender fouled off a pitch attempting to sacrifice. "We had one strike and thought Concepcion might be going, so we decided on the pitchout," said Fingers. "I got it about three feet outside and Gene just threw a strike." Concepcion said later that A's shortstop Bert Campaneris did not tag him out, but Campy disagreed.

Campaneris singled his first two times up Saturday in his first game since being suspended for throwing his bat at Tigers' pitcher err in LaGrow in the second game of the American League playoffs. He was two for three at the plate for the game, and had a perfect day in another way. "I came up four times and the fans booed me four times." the A's shortstop said. "It won't hurt me. I just concentrate on the game." GAME 1 OAKLAND CINCINNATI Cincinnati (AP) "Just because I'm a relief pitcher doesn't mean I'm not throwing as hard as I normally would," Vida Blue said Saturday after pitching the last 2 1 3 innings in Oakland's 3 2 victory over the fa ored Cincinnati Reds.

"I give 100 per cent on every pitch." he added. Blue, the American League Cy Young Award winner of 1971, was used strictly in relief in the five game playoff series against Detroit. It ended Thursday when he pitched four innings, saving the decisive 2 1 final game victory. Manager Dick Williams, who scheduled Blue for a playoff start and then changed his mind, said the young pitcher won't be bypassed this time around. "He'll start Wednesday and he won't pitch until then.

He's been told that," Williams said. If Williams wanted Blue in the bullpen before then, he might not have the same pitcher. Blue, asked if he needs three days of complete rest after working almost seven innings in three days, answered, "I sure do." The A's perhaps punctured Cincinnati Manager Sparky Anderson's claim that the Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates, National League division champions, were the best teams in baseball. "I knew that was just a falsehood, so I ignored it," said Williams. Most of the A's were playing in their first World Series game, although they didn't act it.

"I felt the playoffs, especially the fourth and fifth games in Detroit, were so pressure packed that nothing would bother us here," said Williams. quarter manuever. It had been pretty tight up until then," added Fairbanks. "From where I was standing. How Top 20 Fared 1.

I SC (6 0) del. California, 42 11. Page 61). 2. Oklahoma 14 6) del.

Texas, 27 0. Alabama 5 0i del. Florida, 2 17. Page 71). 4.

Ohio State (4 0) del. Illinois. 26 7. Page SI). 5.

Michigan (5 0) (let. Michigan 10 0. Page 81), 6. Nebraska (4 1 del. Missouri, 62 0.

7. Notre Dame (4 0) del. Pitt, 12 16. Page 61). X.

I.St i.VOi del. ubiiin, 35 7. Page 71). 9. Auburn (4 1) lost to I SU, 35 7.

Page 6D. II) Texas CMi lost to Oklahoma, 27 0. 11. Tennessee (4 1) did not play. 12.

Washington (5 lost to Stanford, 24 0. Page 61). 13. olorado (5 1) del. Iowa 34 22.

Page 3D. 11. I (LA (5 1) del. Oregon 37 7. Page 6D.

15. Penn State (4 1) def. Army, 45 0. Page 8D. 16.

Air Force (5 0) del Boston 13 0. Page 71). 17. Stanford (4 1) def. Washington, 24 0.

Page 6D. 18. Iowa St. (3 1) lost to Colorado, 34 22. Page 3D.

19. Oklahoma St. (3 2) lost to VP1, 34 32. Page 3D. 20.

Arkansas (4 1) def. Baylor, 31 20. Page 6D. hands ii Coot i the end zone and it on Page 3D, Col. 3 AP WIREPHOTO Oakland's Gene Tenace socks one of his two homers that downed Cincinnati 3 2 in the opening game of World Series..

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